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The upcoming referendum on the tightening of the legal definition of ‘family’ in Slovakia is a political issue that is causing much public discussion. The interesting aspect of this discussion is that the scope for balance and positivity is relatively low. We can look at examples in the media. An article from ‘The Economist’ gives … Continued

Who doesn’t like dip? Around mid-October I was shocked to find out that Slovakia doesn’t celebrate Halloween. So, I downloaded Halloween crosswords and Tabboo cards and set to work teaching my students all about witches and monsters and guising. It was weird looking at Halloween from the other end of the telescope. “What’s a Cyclops?” … Continued

“I can’t speak Slovak.” Naša native speakerka Alona o tom, ako sa učia deti na Slovensku. I moved here bright eyed and bushy tailed thinking that the language barrier would be no problem and that I would surely pick up Slovak through osmosis. As you can probably guess, this turned out to be rather naive. So, I am slowly … Continued